Five-time Major winning Phil Mickelson has ruled out the likelihood of taking two drivers into competition for next fortnight’s Masters at Augusta National.

Mickelson no doubt created Masters history in 2006 winning a first green jacket in winning by two strokes and using two drivers.

Now with the Masters coming up immediately following next week’s Shell Houston Open, the American was asked if he would consider again taking two drivers into the season’s first Major Championship.

“It’s a possibility but it’s unlikely,” he said after only just making the halfway cut in the Valero Texas Open.

Phil Mickelson takes off his shoe and sock to play a shot at the final hole on day two of the Valero Texas Open.

“I think I like this one I’m using right now and I don’t think they’ll be a need for a second.”

Mickelson thrilled the crown at the final hole in his second round when he took off his left shoe and sock, and rolled up his trousers leg to play a shot from inside the water hazard running down the center of the 18th fairway.

Mickelson splashed the ball out to just five feet and with his trouser leg still rolled up, walked onto the green to mark his ball before returning to his shoe and sock and then holing the putt for a birdie to make the cut.

And when asked by www.golfbytourmiss.com what aspect of his game he was pleased with ahead of the Masters Mickelson replied: “I actually really like the way I’m driving the ball.  I’m hitting the ball hard, hitting it high.  My speed is back, my back feels great, my body feels great and I’m able to hit the ball hard again.

“Also the driver is not leaking left on me.  If my miss, it’s a slight hook which is great because it means the face is squaring up and I’m able to go forward and accelerate, swing harder.

“My wedge play feels pretty good.  My distance control has been good.  My iron play actually feels pretty solid.  I feel like I have good control over the shots.

“My game feels really good and has the last couple weeks heading into this week.  Unfortunately, I have not had as great a focus of the shot, haven’t seen the shot well, haven’t been into the round, you know, into a good, competitive frame of mind, kind of that tournament frame of mind.

“I don’t know how else to say it.  I have not had that — hasn’t been a strength this year so far and certainly yesterday was evident.  Today was a much, much improved but I got to do that for four days.”